Edo period, 19th century Wood with maki-e lacquer decorationsLength: 53,5 cmThe various implements used by samurai commanders to signal orders on the battered field or to direct troop movements were referred to as jineigu. Among them, the gunbai uchiwa, a fixed fan, was the equipment that was used by generals and daimyō and hence became a symbol of power.This gunbai is rather unusual among the common shapes. The straight lines and the absence of wide maki-e areas give in fact a sort of severe aspect, while the grain wood and the finely lacquered borders indicate the refined taste...
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A Osaka Shinto KatanaEarly Edo period, Kanbun era, circa 1665, NBTHK Hozon Tōken Signed: Hitachi no kami Minamoto Muneshige MeasuresNagasa [length]: 71.6 cmMotohaba [width at bottom]: 3.1 cmSakihaba [width at top]: 2.1 cmSori [curvature]: 1.0 cmMotokasane [thickness]: 6.3 mmSugata [configuration]Shinogi-zukuri, typical Keichō-Shinto shape, iori-mune, chu-kissakiKitae [forging pattern]Itame mixed to ko-itameHamon [tempering pattern]Gunome choji midare in nie deki with sunagashi and tobiyaki Bōshi [point]Nie-kuzure with long kaeriNakago [tang]Ubu and very long, irayama-...
Yoshimura Ikkei (1819-1867)Edo period, 19th century Chiseled iron with silver inlays Light mokkogata (lobed shape): 8.3 × 7.8 cmThickness: 3.2 mmRaised edge (uchikaeshi mimi)Signature: Yoshimura Ikkei (+kao) 吉村一啓Literature:Hayashi Eiroku, Tsuba – Beauty of Design and Craftsmenship (Tokyo: 2012), pag. 17Certification: the tsuba comes with a tokubetsu hozon tosogu certificate issued by the NBTHK. Custom-made kiri box. The tsuba depicts a very evocative subject: snow-capped Mt. Fuji rising through the clouds while the pine trees of the Senbon Matsubara forest...
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